Combination Skin

Combination Skin - Face Mask
Homemade Face Mask



As you have combination skin, your skin care regime should be mild. Here you can go for a natural and homemade face mask. In my experience it is found out that rose and rose water is a finest choice for your skin care.

If you can get a rose flower is good. Take few petals of it and soak in water for 15 min. Then crush it. Add rose water, honey and yogurt. Crush all of these ingredients well.

Apply this mixture on face. Keep it for few min. and wash it off.

Skin Tightening Mask

Homemade skin tightening

Why skin tightening? Yes may be for those who are more than thirty or for some reasons may be your skin looks very loose and even wrinkles! then you need a skin tightening. Several treatments and products are available in the market. But if you can get a homemade skin tightening very easily is it not a boon?

Here the ingredients which I am suggesting to make skin tightening mask is very simple. This you can use in any skin type. This skin tightening mask will not make your skin dry. This can be used for those who are above 25 - 30 years of age. Believe me I am applying this skin tightening mask to my clients after giving a facial or clean up. In my observation it is giving very good results and they are so much satisfied. I ask them to use this skin tightening mask once in every week at their home.
Here is the recipe/technique to get
the wonderful skin tightening mask

The ingredients are mainly cabbage, then a little rice flour, egg white and few drops of olive oil. Out of this do you know the benefits of cabbage. If you don't mind See Wikipedia.

Following nutrients can be found in Cabbage:

Vitamin A: helpful for protecting skin and eyes.
Vitamin B: helps nerve functioning and energy metabolism.
Vitamin C: is an anti-oxidant that can burn fat.
Vitamin E: a fat soluble anti-oxidant helps skin conditions.

And in skin care it can be used for tightening facial skin. It is very mild and can be used without any problems. Cabbage helps not only in skin tightening it have other benefits as a vegetable and even as juice, that you all know.

The other ingredients, rice flour with egg white act as a support to skin tightening. If your skin is dry add few drops of olive oil also.

Now how to prepare this skin tightening mask

Take two or three leaves of cabbage, 2 tsp. rice flour and 1 egg white. (for dry skin add 3 drops of olive oil or almond oil). Mix all these ingredients in a mixer/blender. Add a little water to make it a paste.

Simply apply this skin tightening mask on face. Do not massage. Keep it for few min. till it feel tight or dry. Then wash it off with water.Using this skin tightening mask once in a week make your skin free from any signs of wrinkles in future.

Homemade Banana Face Pack

Homemade Banana Face Pack

Hi everybody
Today I have something to tell you. The first thing in the morning I had an appointment with one of my clients. She wanted to do facial, henna on hair etc. She used to get a homemade face pack after the facial. In the morning when I looked in the fridge I couldn't find any ingredients to make a face pack. For the break fast we had boiled banana(Kerala type banana, not ordinary one). I remembered, oh banana skin is very good for this lady as she is a little aged and with sagging on face. Banana is very good for skin tightening. Also I had carrot and orange. Carrot I uses in every face pack. All together I made a wonderful face pack with banana.

How to prepare homemade banana face pack
Get the skin of half banana(boiled). Cut it into small pieces. Then cut one carrot. Take !/4 of an orange with peel. Put all these ingredients in a mixie. Prepare the pack.

So after doing the normal cleansing and toning I did a massage with the pack I made. I saw the face glow within 2-3 min. After finishing massage I rinsed her face with water and tissue dried. Then I applied the homemade banana face pack all over the face and neck. After 15 min. I washed her face, believe me there was a perfect glow to her skin. When she saw her face on the mirror a big smile sprouted on her face.

As she has a function tomorrow I gave this homemade banana face pack to apply on face.
............................posted by: Geetha

Homemade Body Massage Oil

Homemade Body Massage Oil Recipe

Here today I give you a fine recipe to prepare an oil to apply on your skin. This oil increases your skin texture. It will give a soft skin to touch. By applying this oil on your body consistently your skin become smooth. Without spending a lot of money you can get a fairness oil at home.

Ingredients to prepare body oil
The main ingredient is coconut oil. I suggests coconut oil but you can experiment with other oils which you normally use. The oil should be fresh and clean. Means do not use old one. Here you have to use small red onions. This will give a smooth texture to our body and it can cool down the skin temperature. Then we uses turmeric powder. This will increases the skin complexion. This turmeric have anti septic properties also. Ginger I suggest here is my personal recommendation, because I uses in all body treatments. It gives extra smoothness and texture.

coconut oil- 1 cup
Red onions- 5
Turmeric powder 1/2tsp.
Ginger- a very small piece

Cut the onions and ginger into small pieces. Add turmeric powder to it and mix well. Now you can add coconut oil. Heat the oil in a low flame.When the fumes coming from the oil just add rice grains and see it pops up. Now switch off the flame. When the oil get cooled transfer it to a glass bottle and keep it. Before going to bath apply this oil on your body including face. Give a light rub over the body. Wait for 15 min. and take bath. Try this homemade body massage oil at least once in a week.
posted by: Geetha

Homemade Amla Hair Oil

Image 'Gooseberry' via Wikipedia

Amla hair oil is very beneficial for hair growth and it is available in Ayurvedic stores. Amla for hair has been well known for its benefits to help hair growth. But it is factory manufactured and as you all know it will be cost conscious. Means the quality of the oil will be related to the cost consciousness of the manufacturer. Still it is ok. But if you do not want to fiddle around using this store bought amla hair oil for long time and if you are particular about the benefit out of the item you use then you can prepare amla hair oil at your home. Homemade amla hair oil that you prepare will have all the full benefits of amla. Then the result will be faster. Amla for hair can reduce hair loss. Amla hair oil will pre-condition your hair against dandruff or other fungal infection on hair. If you use this homemade amla hair oil consistently, definitely it will help your hair growth.

Amla or Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica, syn. Emblica officinalis) is a deciduous tree of the Euphorbiaceae family. It is known for its edible fruit of the same name. It is used in Ayurvedic medicines. Locally the crush of this fruit is used in hair treatment in India. Whatever hair treatment we make out of this Gooseberry is very effective in controlling hair loss and helping hair growth. Homemade shampoo using amla powder is found to be very effective in controlling hair loss.

How to make Homemade Amla Hair Oil
How to prepare homemade amla hair oil? Yes the main ingredient is amla powder. Amla powder is available in stores or it can be purchased online. But if you have fresh amla, then cut it into small pieces and dry it. You can use powdered amla instead of amla powder. Here another ingredient I am using is fenugreek powder.

Mix amla and fenugreek powder. Add a little coconut oil and make it a paste. Yes we are going to prepare homemade amla hair oil using coconut oil as a base. If you want you can use your favorite oil you used to apply on hair. If you take 2tsp. amla and 1tsp. fenugreek then now add one cup coconut oil and mix well in a heating pan. Heat in a low flame. Watch fumes coming out. See the amla paste content becomes brown then stop heating. Do not allow the amla paste to get black. Allow the oil to cool down. Sieve it and pour into a glass bottle. Amla hair oil is raedy.

Image 'Fenugreek' via Wikipedia

You can keep it for two weeks maximum. Do not refrigerate. When you want to use it just warm this amla hair oil and apply on hair. Do a light massage. Wait for 10-15 min. and then you can take a bath. The quantity you apply on hair you can decide. If you are comfortable using oils then apply more oil. But after this do not use shampoo, use green gram powder. But if you are not comfortable with oil and if you are using hair oil first time then use a very little oil. After 10 min. while taking bath you can wash off excess oil using green gram powder. Apply this homemade amla hair oil twice or thrice a week or at least once in a week.